Michael and Debby Bumstein met at a concert.

"...The bus came by and
I got on and that's how it
all began." That's It For
The Other One — The
Grateful Dead
ichael
Steinberg
jumped the
bus 14 years
ago and
asn't gotten
off yet.
A lawyer living in Royal
Oak, Mr. Steinberg was
turned on to the Grateful
Dead at age 11. His first
concert was several years
later, in 1979.
The road crew for the
Grateful Dead was dining
at the Pikesville, Md.,
Hilton where Michael was
working as a busboy. They
began chatting with
young fan, leaving hi__

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generous tip and two tick-
ets to a sold-out show.
"So began a 14-year
odyssey," Mr. Steinberg
said. "I've seen them in 15
states, at more than 250
shows."
Unlike most artists, the
Grateful Dead has such a
large repertoire, Mr.
Steinberg's unlikely to see
the same show twice.
Sometimes bearded with
a neat ponytail and
smelling like patchouli oil,
Mr. Steinberg is more
often seen in a Giorgio
Armani suit and conserva-
tive loafers arguing before
one of many Macomb
County judges.
Like many Deadheads
— followers of what many
argue is the best perfor-
mance band today — Mr.

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Steinberg is a professional.
After completing Cooley
Law School, Mr. Steinberg
trimmed his hair, bought a
few ties and traded in his
sticker-covered beat-up car
for something a little more
refined. His ideals may be
caught up in the late
1960s, but he's definitely
more than a hippie-
wannabe.
Although it's still com-
mon to see a Volkswagen
bus filled with longhairs
and overgrown dogs cov-
ered in leaves at a show,
the Heads of the 1990s
defy categorization.
Fraternity brothers and
commune families dance
side by side to recent
songs which have brought
the band previously
unknown popularity, like

